Sustainability of Ujjwala Yojana
Average consumption of PMUY beneficiaries increased
Government has taken several steps to encourage better consumption
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that State/UT-wise details of total new LPG connections, including LPG connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during 2020-21 and 2021-22 (April-October, 2021) are at Annexure-I
State/UT-wise details of Ujjwala beneficiaries taken refill since 1st April 2020 are at Annexure-II
In the current Financial Year (April-October, 2021), 84 % of PMUY beneficiaries, who had got LPG connections under PMUY-I, have come back for refill. The average consumption of PMUY beneficiaries during Financial Year 2019-20 was 3 refill of 14.2 kg and has increased to 4.39 refill during Financial Year 2020-21.
The Government has taken several steps to encourage better consumption of LPG by PMUY beneficiaries, which include deferment of loan recovery from subsidy amount, swap option from 14.2 kg to 5 Kg to reduce upfront cash outgo, option of 5 Kg Double Bottle Connection, conducting Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat to convince the beneficiaries to use LPG on sustained basis, mass awareness camps, upto 3 free refills to PMUY beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Package from April to December 2020 etc.
Annexure-I
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S.
No.
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STATE/UT
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LPG Connections released during Financial Year 2020-21 and 2021-22 (April-October, 2021)
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1
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CHANDIGARH
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10,947
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2
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DELHI
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1,42,504
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3
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HARYANA
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3,85,664
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4
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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1,05,922
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5
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JAMMU & KASHMIR (INCLUDING LADAKH)
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86,871
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6
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PUNJAB
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3,24,855
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7
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RAJASTHAN
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4,64,457
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8
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UTTAR PRADESH
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29,44,972
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9
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UTTRAKHAND
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1,75,441
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10
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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
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8,953
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11
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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24,322
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12
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ASSAM
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6,15,077
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13
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BIHAR
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22,32,063
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14
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JHARKHAND
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3,25,122
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15
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MANIPUR
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56,415
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16
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MEGHALAYA
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30,858
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17
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MIZORAM
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21,464
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18
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NAGALAND
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32,807
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19
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ODISHA
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6,35,666
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20
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SIKKIM
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18,461
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21
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TRIPURA
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29,882
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22
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WEST BENGAL
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20,79,456
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23
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CHATTISGARH
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3,83,612
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24
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DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
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8,884
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25
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GOA
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24,323
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26
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GUJARAT
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8,56,772
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27
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MADHYA PRADESH
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9,98,363
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28
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MAHARASHTRA
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16,46,055
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29
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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5,42,417
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30
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KARNATAKA
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9,15,332
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31
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KERALA
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3,84,244
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32
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LAKSHADWEEP
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1,831
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33
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PUDUCHERRY
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14,233
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34
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TAMILNADU
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9,12,036
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35
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TELANGANA
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5,48,090
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ALL INDIA
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179,88,371
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ANNEXURE –II
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State/UT
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Number of PMUY Customers taken refill since 1st Apr'20 (As on 01.12.2021)
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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
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12,523
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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4,03,003
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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45,847
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ASSAM
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36,82,911
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BIHAR
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94,52,444
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CHANDIGARH
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92
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CHHATTISGARH
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30,62,650
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DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN AND DIU
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15,146
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DELHI
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81,156
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GOA
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1,070
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GUJARAT
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33,12,464
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HARYANA
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7,25,475
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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1,37,168
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JAMMU & KASHMIR
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12,16,755
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JHARKHAND
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33,68,928
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KARNATAKA
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33,16,091
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KERALA
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2,84,522
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LADAKH
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11,035
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LAKSHADWEEP
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296
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MADHYA PRADESH
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76,85,740
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MAHARASHTRA
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45,68,228
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MANIPUR
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1,65,117
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MEGHALAYA
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1,55,726
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MIZORAM
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28,796
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NAGALAND
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64,016
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ODISHA
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50,32,339
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PUDUCHERRY
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14,807
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PUNJAB
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12,19,449
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RAJASTHAN
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64,96,633
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SIKKIM
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11,501
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TAMILNADU
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33,76,644
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TELANGANA
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10,95,510
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TRIPURA
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2,53,741
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UTTAR PRADESH
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156,98,405
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UTTARAKHAND
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4,27,033
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WEST BENGAL
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99,87,318
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TOTAL
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854,10,579
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YB/RKM
(Release ID :227678)